Caring

Question 1

Caring allows us to work with pt’s in a

Answer 1

respectful and therapeutic way

Question 2

____ before _____

Answer 2

Care before cure

Question 3

Why is self care important to caring?

Answer 3

We cannot care for our pt’s if we are burnt out

Question 4

What is key to pt caring?

Answer 4

Be present and in the moment with the pt

Question 5

How can we show that we care for the pt? (6)

Answer 5

Eye contact (May vary w/ cultures)
Body language
Tone of Voice
Listening
Encouraging attitude

Question 6

3 reasons why listening is important

Answer 6

Creates trust
Opens communication
Creates a mutual relationship

Question 7

What should we ask pt’s>

Answer 7

Preferences

Question 8

Aside from the pt who else must we care for?

Answer 8

The family

Question 9

5 challenges of caring

Answer 9

• Taks oriented model
• Institutional demands
• Time constraints
• Reliance on tech, cost effective Strats, and standard work precess
• Health care needs to be more holistic and humanistic

Question 10

6 key points to caring

Answer 10

• Each nurse-pt encounter is different
• Involves a mutual give and take
• Be there and be with the pt
• Touch (If appropriate)
• Listen
• Truly know the pt

Question 11

Family Durability

Answer 11

Support and structure within a family that extends beyond the walls of the house

Question 12

Family resiliency

Answer 12

Ability to cope with stressors

Question 13

Who all is family

Answer 13

Friends and blood relatives

Question 14

Family is more than ____

Answer 14

the sum of the individual members

Question 15

5 family forms

Answer 15

Nuclear
Extended
Single parent
Blended
ALternative

Question 16

10 Current trends of family

Answer 16

• ppl are marrying later
• women are delaying childbirth
• Fewer children
• Remarriage is more common
• Single parent families are stabilized
• More ppl are living alone
• Adolescent pregananct is an increasing concern
• Gay couples are more common
• America is aging
• More Grandparents are raising children

Question 17

2 attributes of families

Answer 17

Structure: Ongoing members and relations
Function: What the family actually does

Question 18

When do we start planning for pt discharge

Answer 18

As soon as they enter our presence

Question 19

Who are our resource managers

Answer 19

Social workers

Question 20

What is important for health promotion behaviors?

Answer 20

should be ties to the family’s developmental stage

Question 21

5 key points in caring for families

Answer 21

• Family members influence one another
• Concept of family is highly individual
• Measures of family health involve more that the summary of every members health
• Cultural sensitivity is vital
• Cargeiving is interactive